Tag: U.S. Geological Survey
Powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes northern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake has shaken northern Afghanistan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.…
Anchorage shaken after 5.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Alaska
A strong 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Alaska Thursday morning, prompting residents in the…
Answers in Tennessee deadly explosion could take weeks
(The Center Square) – The losses at the Accurate Energetic Systems are staggering, Gov. Bill Lee said of…
Powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Philippines
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines island of Mindanao early Friday morning…
Quake of magnitude 6.6 shakes Lae city in Papua New Guinea
By Kirsty Needham and Angela Christy M(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck near Papua New Guinea's second…
How damaging can an earthquake near me be? Map shows threat level across California
A California Geological Survey map released earlier this year depicts just how intense and damaging the shaking from…
Earthquake Jolts California’s Bay Area; Residents Report Shaking
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.3 shook parts of California's Bay Area awake early Monday, with…
Tsunami advisory for parts of Alaska lifted after earthquake off Russia’s coast
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky region near Russia on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting…
Kamchatka region governor says strength of earthquake put at magnitude 7.2, issues tsunami warning
(Reuters) -The governor of Russia's Kamchatka region said early on Friday that a tsunami warning had been issued…
Magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky region, Russia
(Reuters) - A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky region, Russia, on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The quake…
Why is there ash by Mount St. Helens? Cam, satellite shows ash over parts of Washington
Don't panic: Mount St. Helens is not erupting.Officials confirmed on Sept. 16 that Mount St. Helens does have…
Magnitude 3.3 earthquake strikes along San Andreas Fault in California High Desert
An earthquake struck near the High Desert community of Pearblossom, and along the San Andreas Fault.The magnitude 3.3…